On Sunday, April 19, 2026, the Pennsylvania Trolley Museum celebrated the accomplishments of our volunteers at our annual Volunteer Appreciation Dinner.
In 2025, our volunteer team served for a record-breaking 31,000 hours! We also welcomed more than 56,000 visitors last year, and this would not have been possible without the hard work of each one of our volunteers.
This year’s theme was “Celebrating our Stars,” and volunteers had the chance to walk down our red carpet and enjoy the celebrity experience.
The main event of the evening was our volunteer awards. First, we presented the first-ever Pennsylvania Trolley Museum Volunteer Service Awards. These recognized volunteers for their service in 2025. Our Bronze Award recognizes volunteers who served for 100+ hours. Our Silver Award recognizes volunteers who served for 250+ hours as well as young adult volunteers who served for 175+ hours. Finally, our Gold Award celebrates volunteers who served for 500+ hours, as well as teen volunteers who served for 100+ hours and young adult volunteers who served for 250+ hours. You can see a full list of award winners at the end of this blog post.
Then, it was time for some special awards! First, Art Rizzino was awarded the President’s Award for his exceptional work with our mobile equipment and trolley cars. Then, Executive Director Jeanine DeBor presented Beau Miller with the Executive Director’s Award for his skill and dedication regarding the electrical systems in our buildings.
We also presented the following volunteers with awards in appreciation of their work: Mike Curley, recipient of the Special Events Award, Jennifer Shaeffer, recipient of the Interdepartmental Award, Fred Cooley, recipient of the Behind-the-Scenes Star Award, Dave Berg, recipient of the Rookie Award, Devin Mooney, recipient of the Next Generation Award, and Jim Herrington, recipient of the Education Award. Finally, the 2025 Operator of the Year Award was given to Tim Sheffield.
Thanks a million to everyone who volunteered last year or supported or Museum in other ways! We couldn’t have accomplished so much without your help. Be sure to check out the following photos from our dinner to see some of the fun.
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Full list of 2025 Pennsylvania Trolley Museum Volunteer Service Award recipients:
Bronze Level:
Ned Apalakian
Scott Becker
Raymond Betler
Christopher Bick
Kathryn Black
Alexander Bruchac
Lynn Caffrey
Jane Cass
Wayne Cass
Michael Cassata
Ralph Ciccone
Jack Demnyan
Richard Dulaney
Alvin Ferree
Dave George
Dane Goodfellow
Patti Henry
Katie Imler
Raymond Janosko
William Kiehl
Edward Koehler
Stanley Koepke
Amanda Mazzarini
Beau Miller
David Moffett
Edward Morazcyzk
Jonathon Muse
Steven Pfeifer
Jason Rompala
John Roos
Jack Samuels
Douglas Sarkis
Darin Schultz
Aaron Shaeffer
Jennifer Shaeffer
Brian Shatzer
Christopher Walker
Cynthia Wells
Wayne Wicks
Michael Ziviello
George Zrust
Silver Level:
Bram Bailey
Donald Bailey
Barrie Baker
David Berg
Michael Curley
Artie Ellis
Brett Freithaler
William Fronczek
Don Grimm
Larissa Gula
Gary Malaskovitz
Donnie McDaniels
Dylan McKevitt
Bruce Nordmark
Tom Pawlesh
Richard Rhoton
James Selario
Lee Sheffield
Timothy Sheffield
Laura Wells
Sarah Wells
Robert Willison
Dave Woods
Nancy Young
Wayne Young
Gold Level:
Dennis Bockus
Dominic Bodek
Daniel Bower
Alfred Cooley, Jr.
George Gula
Tim Gump
Jeffrey King
Jackson Levine
Larry Lovejoy
Devin Mooney
Duane Novotny
Bernie Orient
Charles Pollack
Nevan Reagle
Art Rizzino
Roy Scandrol
Stephen Semerod
Bruce Wells